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Despite National Headwinds, Morgan State University Maintains Strong A+ Credit Rating as Ambitious Growth Strategy Advances

Dr. Samendra Sherchan, professor of biology and interim director of the Center for Urban and Coastal Climate Science Research, in research lab.

Morgan State University Professor Selected for National Higher Education Leadership Program

Morgan State alumni, students and fans attend the 2025 Homecoming Day football game at Hughes Stadium.

Morgan State University Homecoming Drives Millions in Economic Impact Across Baltimore

Six Hundred Graduates Earn Degrees as Morgan State University Celebrates its 2025 Fall Commencement Exercises

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June 08, 2022

Morgan State, Symetra Life Partner for New National Initiative to Promote Diversity in Actuarial Science

Morgan State University (MSU) announced a new partnership with Symetra Life Insurance to provide $750,000 in scholarships supporting 25 MSU scholars pursuing a degree in actuarial science.

Business | June 07, 2022

Symetra Life Insurance Partners with Morgan State University for New National Initiative to Promote Diversity in Actuarial Science

Morgan Students to Benefit from Scholarships and Wraparound Support through 2025

Research & Innovation | June 07, 2022

30 Years of Innovation at Morgan’s National Transportation Center

When Mansoureh Jeihani, Ph.D., came to Morgan’s faculty in 2007, the National Transportation Center at Morgan State University was already in its 15th year.

June 06, 2022

As Higher Education Enrollment Numbers Lower Nationwide, Trends at Maryland Universities and Colleges Vary

Enrollment trends vary at individual universities, both public and private, across the state from 2019 to 2021. Several schools in the University System of Maryland, such as UMBC and Coppin State University, saw declines in enrollment. However, some institutions, like Morgan State University, defied national patterns and experienced boosts in their student ranks.

June 03, 2022

Historically Black School Enrollment is Rising, Propelled By the Black Lives Matter Movement

Morgan State is one of the 100 or so historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, in this country. Many were established in the years following the Civil War to educate Black men and women who were not welcome at places that educated white people. Now, a number of those schools are seeing increased enrollment, propelled in part by the Black Lives Matter movement. Morgan State is one of them: Its freshman class nearly doubled last fall from the previous year.

Business | June 03, 2022

To Recruit Workers, Big Employers Team With Historically Black Colleges

As it did in workplaces worldwide, the police killing of George Floyd — just a few miles from its offices in Minneapolis — led to deep introspection about diversity and fairness at the Solve advertising agency.